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NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for February 23, 2015

NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements for February 23, 2015

Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of…

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Deloitte launches 2015 Top Technology Talent competition

Deloitte launches 2015 Top Technology Talent competition

Deloitte has launched the 2015 Top Technology Talent Competition for a fifth year seeking innovative ideas from college students on how technology can solve…

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MEDIMMUNE AND NIST PARTNER TO ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES

MEDIMMUNE AND NIST PARTNER TO ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES

MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today…

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MEDIMMUNE JOINS NIH CENTERS FOR ACCELERATED INNOVATIONS PROGRAM AS FIRST PHARMA PARTNER

MEDIMMUNE JOINS NIH CENTERS FOR ACCELERATED INNOVATIONS PROGRAM AS FIRST PHARMA PARTNER

MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, announced today that it has joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for…

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Johns Hopkins expands business accelerator in quest to become “innovation district”

Johns Hopkins expands business accelerator in quest to become “innovation district”

Johns Hopkins University launched its Fast Forward business accelerator two years ago as a way to support the growth of its own entrepreneurial community,…

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MedImmune Joins NIH’s Centers for Accelerated Innovations – GEN

MedImmune Joins NIH’s Centers for Accelerated Innovations – GEN

MedImmune has joined the NIH’s Centers for Accelerated Innovations (NCAI) program as its first biopharma corporate partner. The global biologics research and development arm…

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Epic’s CEO touts a $5M fund to give grants to Unreal Engine developers | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi

Epic’s CEO touts a $5M fund to give grants to Unreal Engine developers | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi

Epic Games has created a $5 million fund to provide financial grants to developers who are creating games and other innovative projects. Above: Tim…

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Clothes That Help Heal

Clothes That Help Heal

Many cancer patients and their families are happy to never look back once they’re safely on the other side of treatment, in remission or…

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Angel investing in healthcare continues to grow. But can it keep fitting in?

Angel investing in healthcare continues to grow. But can it keep fitting in?

It was easy to get my head around the biotech buzz and the digital health marketing blitz that happened last month at the JP…

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Biotech boom drives blockbuster VC investments in Boston, San Francisco – FierceBiotech

Biotech boom drives blockbuster VC investments in Boston, San Francisco – FierceBiotech

The venture boom that funneled billions of dollars into life sciences companies last year included a big surge in first-time deals, according to a…

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Roche taps Qualcomm for remote health monitoring – PMLiVE

Roche taps Qualcomm for remote health monitoring – PMLiVE

Roche and Qualcomm have entered into a new collaboration to improve remote monitoring and management of chronic disease patients.  The new deal between the…

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Lupin, Celon: Development, Licensing for Generic Advair Diskus

Lupin, Celon: Development, Licensing for Generic Advair Diskus

Pharma Major Lupin Limited (Lupin) and Celon Pharma S.A. (Celon) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will…

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Vaxin to Acquire Immune Targeting Systems and Secures $16M in Committed Financing

Vaxin to Acquire Immune Targeting Systems and Secures $16M in Committed Financing

Moving to advance its leadership in developing vaccines for important public health and biodefense needs, Vaxin Inc. today announced that it has entered into…

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Disruption Corp. partnering with Greenspring Associates on venture analytics – Washington Business Journal

Disruption Corp. partnering with Greenspring Associates on venture analytics – Washington Business Journal

Crystal City-based Disruption Corp. is partnering with Maryland-based Greenspring Associates, a $3 billion fund of funds that backs some venture capital firms that actively…

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Accelerators: What works for early stage companies and investors?

Accelerators: What works for early stage companies and investors?

At The MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum hosted at Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel on March 10 and 11, Healthbox’s Maria Siambekos will host a session about…

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